Month: October 2018

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #16 – ‘Chet the Unhandyman’

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

‘A STAR IS BORN’ – THROUGH THE LENS OF ADDICTION

We’ve written about TV writer Ethlie Ann Vare and her Affection Deficit Disorder blog before. Here’s Ethlie’s thoughtful look at the new version of A Star is Born and what it really says about life, love…and love addiction.

by Ethlie Ann Vare

Okay, it’s time to talk about A STAR IS BORN from the perspective of love addiction as well as substance addiction. I should start out with a spoiler warning: I am going to reveal the ending. So if you haven’t seen the mega hit movie with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – or the 1937 version with Janet Gaynor and Frederick March, or the 1954 version with Judy Garland and James Mason, or the 1976 version with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (they all have the same plot) – feel free not to read any further. I won’t be offended. You can bookmark this page and come back after you have seen it because, trust me, the pressure to see it will be extreme. read article

Are U.S. Broadcast Networks Deliberately Self-Destructing?

Broadcast ratings are worse than ever, and the handwriting that spells “T-H-E-E-N-D is on the wall? Why don’t the networks start reading it?

by Roger Friedman

Prime time ratings for [last] Thursday night were a little shocking, especially for NBC. read article

Peggy Bechko: 3 Ways to Make Your TV or Film Script Stand Out

by Peggy Bechko

Let’s face it, the stories have all been told.

Truly original stories are tough to come by. We all have to get really creative. The screenwriting market is completely saturated. read article

Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – Oct 15, 2018

It’s Monday, which means it’s time for TVWriter™’s latest look at our most popular blog posts of the week ending last Sunday. They are:

How To Write The Perfect TV Series Review To Captivate Your Readers read article